nottingham
/ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
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Ellipsis of University of Nottingham.
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Etymology
From Middle English Notingeham, an alteration of Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Notingeham, Snotingahām
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/